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To help retain legal staff, it may be best to provide them with challenging work, ensure they have a variety of assignments, provide them with flexible work arrangements and offer them professional development.

'The quality and scope of lawyers that are in-house has allowed both CEOs and boards to view their general counsel as strategic, risk-oriented members of their executive teams who bring a unique perspective to business issues in furtherance of a company’s execution on its strategic plan.'

Being connected is essential for the legal community of women to grow and prosper. However, we women may sacrifice this area in order to make space and time for all the competing energies in our lives. This is our challenge.

When you lose your cool with one of your internal clients, with a colleague, with someone in the mailroom, or even an outside service provider, the damage to your reputation is probably worse than you realize.